The $6 Rosé at Trader Joe’s That’s Blowing Our Minds

In 2002, Trader Joe's introduced Charles Shaw wines, forever altering the "extreme value" segment of the wine industry. Nicknamed Two Buck Chuck, it cost $1.99 a bottle. Sixteen years later, news outlets are *still* writing about it. Trader Joe's wine selection (the lesser known labels) is hit and miss for me, but a friend recently…

ByMichelleJuly 27, 20180Comments

The Easy Way to Make Lemon Elderflower Cake for the Royal Wedding

We're just a few weeks from the Royal Wedding. You've undoubtedly heard that Prince Harry and Meghan's wedding cake will be a lemon elderflower cake baked by Violet Bakery's Claire Ptak. It's not a flavor profile that most of us in the States are all that familiar with, but it's a well loved harbinger of…

ByMichelleMay 1, 20180Comments

Recipes Salads

CELERY SALAD WITH POMEGRANATE WALNUTS AND DATES

We've reached that point in the winter where I'm just about to my limit with kale salads. I had to go in a completely different direction, but still wanted a distinct crunch. The answer was obvious and not-so-obvious at the same time: celery. I've made a celery salad before with honeycrisp apple, and while delicious,…

ByMichelleJanuary 6, 20180Comments

Baking Product Review

What Do You Do with Coffee Flour?

Food media first talked about Coffee Flour as a speciality product in 2015 and it’s just landed at Trader Joe’s, as part of a caffeine-fueled blitz of coffee-flavored products. I like the idea of coffee flour, but I’m just not sure it’s actually necessary if you’re able to cook and bake with wheat flour. In…

ByMichelleMarch 29, 20170Comments

Product Review Recipes

Trader Joe’s Coffee Cavalcade + Mocha Joe-Joe’s

Need a jolt? Head to Trader Joe's. Following last year's mango madness, Trader Joe's is back with a cavalcade of sweet and savory coffee-flavored products, from coffee flour to caramel macchiato yogurt and ancho chile chicken sausages with ground coffee. The item that everyone's bound to go ga-ga over is the mocha-flavored version of Trader Joe's…

ByMichelleMarch 16, 20170Comments

Recipes

5 Delicious Ways to Use Trader Joe’s Everything But the Bagel Sesame Seasoning

Trader Joe's Everything But the Bagel Sesame Seasoning blend is taking over the Internet. You've probably seen it all over Instagram at #traderjoes and in some of food pubs you read on the regular. The checker at Trader Joe's said he does a reverse everything and put it on a plain bagel. But that's just…

ByMichelleMarch 3, 20170Comments

Cooking Just for Fun

What’s New at Trader Joe’s – April 2016

Here's a quick look at some of the new items at Trader Joe's this month, spotted at stores in Washington state. The new offerings run the gamut from soups to condiments to dessert. TJ's also has a new Moroccon Mint Tea (not pictured - 64 oz. plastic bottle) which is surprisingly good, not too sweet,…

ByMichelleApril 26, 20160Comments

Recipes

What’s New at Trader Joe’s – March 2016

Things come and go so fast at Trader Joe's that I thought I'd start doing a monthly roundup of what's new and interesting on TJ's shelves. Here's a look at some of the new items spotted in March.

ByMichelleMarch 28, 20160Comments

Main Course Recipes

How to Make a Taco Bell Bean Burrito Knockoff

Every time I look at the hashtag #traderjoes on Instagram, people are posting their healthy eating pics – riced cauliflower, beet juice, yogurt, salads. It’s true, Trader Joe’s is great for grabbing some of those healthy staples at a reasonable price. Of course, Trader Joe’s also sells Peppermint Joe-Joe’s and a frozen mac and cheese…

ByMichelleMarch 11, 20160Comments

Dessert Recipes

Fig Ice Cream Sandwiches with Speculoos Cookies

"Slightly Gingery. The Ed Sheeran of cookies,” says the sign at Trader Joe’s. Can you guess? Speculoos, aka biscoff cookies. Now, I’m late to the biscoff cookie crazy. I’ve never really flown Delta, which is where a lot of people first encountered a 2-pack of those cinnamony, gingersnappy cookies. Long known in Belgium, those little cookies have been one of the positives airline passengers can point to about flying in the last few years.

Gingersnaps have been a favorite of mine since childhood, thanks to little purple bags of Pogen's cookies. But I never paid much mind to speculoos. I mean, I’ve had a packet of them in my cupboard for the last several months, just languishing. So when I bumped into this blueberry mascarpone tart with a speculoos cookie crust, a light flicked on in my head. Speculoos cookies would be perfect for ice cream sandwiches.

ByMichelleSeptember 7, 20130Comments